The studio released an urgent official statement explaining that Shatrughan Sinha’s slip of the tongue at the unveiling of Yash Chopra’s statue was just that…a mistake

Just hours after the blunder a statement issued by YRF stated that the whole thing was just a mistake and nothing more. “While paying his respects to the memory of Mr Yash Chopra during the unveiling of the statue, he (Shatrughan Sinha) inadvertently made a comment which was completely unintended and a slip of the tongue. We should request you to treat it as such. There is nothing more to it,” said the release.

We know that it was a slip of the tongue by the veteran actor. But what we don’t understand is why, when Shatrughan was prompted by his wife that he missed out on mentioning Aditya Chopra’s name in the list of Yash Chopra’s family members, the Shotgun replied, “…Rani Chopra ka naam liye hai toh zahir se baat hai Aditya Chopra ka naam leta…” (When I have said Rani Chopra’s name, it is only obvious that Aditya Chopra’s name too is implied…)

So we wonder: was this really a slip of the tongue? After all, what Shatrughan seemed to say was that it doesn’t matter that he forgot to add Aditya Chopra’s name to his list, ‘coz he had already named Rani. Wink wink!

Bollywood stars paid homage to the late filmmaker by unveiling his statue at the UTV Stars Walk of Fame

Yash Chopra’s statue was unveiled at the UTV Stars Walk of Fame yesterday. Yash Chopra’s wife Pamela and son Uday Chopra were spotted posing with the statue. The mother-son duo got highly emotional as they spoke a few words about the late director. Rani Mukerji and Vaibhavi Merchant were also spotted at the event, and as they paid respect to Chopra, we could see how difficult it was for them to control their tears. Parineeti Chopra looked resplendent in a blue floor-length anarkali.

Shartughan Sinha and UTV honcho Siddharth Roy Kapur was seen conversing with each other. Sinha was also spotted posing with Poonam Dhillon. Prem Chopra also arrived to pay homage to the industry’s sweetheart- Yashji.

The statue will soon join other greats such as Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor on the Bandra promenade. Though the occasion was a happy one, many of the guests couldn’t stop their tears as they shared the ways in which the deceased filmmaker touched their lives!

When he referred to Rani Mukerji as Rani Chopra, was Shatrughan Sinha’s gaffe more than just an honest foot-in-mouth moment? Does he know something we should?

At the unveiling of Yash Chopra’s statue today on the UTV Stars Walk of Fame, veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, popularly known as Shotgun, shot his mouth off rather carelessly. It would have been just a senior moment, except that it resulted in major embarrassment for Rani Mukerji.

In a speech in which he spoke about the Chopra family, Sinha said, “Yash Chopra, Pamela Chopra, Uday Chopra, Rani… just now my wife said I missed out on Aditya Chopra. Rani Chopra ka naam liye hai toh zahir se baat hai Aditya Chopra ka naam bhi… (When I am taking Rani Chopra’s name, then it is obvious that I am taking Aditya Chopra’s name as well).”

Hearing that, a red faced Rani couldn’t help but stare with her eyes open wide in shock. She covered her mouth at the veteran actor’s blunder. But it had been said, loud and very clear, and everyone grabbed it. Incidentally, strong rumours that Rani Mukerji and Aditya Chopra have already tied the knot in 2012 have been doing the rounds. We all saw Rani assume the position of bahu at Yash Chopra’s funeral ceremonies. And now, with Shatrughan’s gaffe – which we know is a slip rather than deliberately done with malice, it seems that Sinha has been privy to information that hasn’t yet reached the media’s very sharp ears.

Perhaps to defuse that charged moment, Pamela Chopra refused to pose with Rani when a photo opportunity presented itself right after the debacle. We cannot wait too long to find out what the whole story is…anyone know more? So what is it this time? Have the two rather secretive celebrities gotten married? Considering that Aditya Chopra is paranoid about public appearances and reclusive beyond discretion with the media, it could be that the duo may be waiting to make their announcement after a decent interval – after all, Yashji passed away not that long ago, no! But for the moment, we have plenty of fodder for our brand of gossip, courtesy Shatrugan Sinha, who has so kindly done the expose for us this time.